Chapter 34 Pick on Her

• However, one could never outrun trouble. I’m not her fairy godmother! Does she think that my mother-in-law won’t pick on her just because I’m not home?
• As I was sneering inwardly, the door swung open, admitting my mother- and sister-in-law. Upon seeing Jolene in the ward, a flash of contempt flitted across the former’s face, while the latter rolled her eyes at her. Jolene got to her feet at once. “You’re here, Mrs. Boyer? Eliza?”
• Since I was there, my mother-in-law couldn’t go too far, so she harrumphed in acknowledgment. Without even looking her in the eye, she then promptly went over to my hospital bed and gazed at me amicably. “Lily, I cooked this porridge for you, so do try some.”